300473 PP Heavy metal stress: ecology of organisms (2015S)
Ecology of organisms from heavy metal habitats: Strategies to cope with stress
Continuous assessment of course work
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Introduction on 3.3.2015, 9:15, in the Conference room Zoology.
Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Th 05.02.2015 08:00 to Th 19.02.2015 18:00
- Deregistration possible until Fr 27.03.2015 18:00
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max. 12 participants
Language: German
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Introduction on 3.3.2015, 9:15, in the Conference room Zoology.
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Personal contributions during the project practicum.
written evaluation of competence acquisition
The results of the practical course will be discussed through guided and independent bibliographical research, summarized in a protocol, and presented in a final seminar.
written evaluation of competence acquisition
The results of the practical course will be discussed through guided and independent bibliographical research, summarized in a protocol, and presented in a final seminar.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The Project Practicum shall lead to a better understanding of the organisms' tolerance to toxic soil and their strategies of survival. This knowledge can be deepened and applied in practice within the scope of an excursion to heavy metal habitats during the course.
Examination topics
The practical course takes place in the laboratories of the Cell Imaging and Ultrastructure Research Unit in the Biocenter Althanstrasse.
Heavy metals will be analysed in soils and plants:
by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) by X-ray microanalysis (EDX),
by Light Microscopy (LM) and specific fluorescent dyes and markers,
in plants and soils by atomic absorption spectral photometry (AAS) of extracts
Heavy metals will be analysed in soils and plants:
by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) by X-ray microanalysis (EDX),
by Light Microscopy (LM) and specific fluorescent dyes and markers,
in plants and soils by atomic absorption spectral photometry (AAS) of extracts
Reading list
Relevante Literatur wird während des Kurses zur Verfügung gestellt.
Association in the course directory
B-BOE 12, B-BOE 13, B-BPF 9, B-BPF 10
Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:43
The geophysical situation of the habitats and the specialized organisms that have developed on these toxic soils will be discussed. Methods of analysis will be explained and applied individually.